Bed clothing



2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVEN TOR.

AL E XANDER M .D/Aap/m/a A TTOZP/VEYS June 1966 N- I ADDARiQ BEDCLOTHING Filed 1964 June 7, 1966 A. N. D! ADDARIO 3,254,343

BED CLOTHING Filed Feb. 5, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lZ Q. ;i l II :i :Q 1 1I NVEN TOR. ALEXANDER M O/A DDA RIO United States Patent 3,254,348 BEDCLOTHING Alexander N. Di Addario, 8888 The Fairways, Clarence, N.Y.

Filed Feb. 3, 1964, Ser. No. 342,132

4 Claims. (Cl. -334) This invention relates to bed clothing, and moreparticularly to an improved bed sheet or blanket or other bed coveringconstruction; whereby to facilitate making up a bed in'improved mannerso as to avoid undesirable bed clothing constrictions upon the feet orother parts of the sleepers body. The objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent in detail upon reading the followingspecification and referring to the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view showing a mattress made up with a bedsheet in accordance with the invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates how the bed sheet of .FIG. 1 may be retracted towardsan opened up condition, facilitating getting into and out of the bed;

FIGS. 3 and 4 are sections taken along lines 3-3 and '44 of FIG. 1respectively;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary section corresponding to the foot end portion ofFIG. 4 but showing a bed sheet, blanket, and spread, all made uptogether in accord with the invention;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken as along line 6-6 of FIG. 2, andshowing how a bed made up in accordance with the invention avoidsconstriction upon the feet or other parts of the sleepers body;

FIGS. 7 and 8 are views of two typical plan form modi fications of bedclothing made in accordance with the invention;

FIG. 9 corresponds to FIG. 3 but shows how a bed sheet and bed blanketmay be made up separately and independently in accordance with theinvention;

FIG. 10 is a fragmentary cut-away foot end corner portion of FIG. 2;

FIG. 11 is a fragmentary head end view, showing how the upper end of thebed clothing unit may be pulled down to facilitate entrance to the bedafter it is made up in accordance with the invention; and

FIG. 12 is a fragmentary view corresponding to FIGS.

7, 8 but showing a still further modified form of sheet cornerconstruction.

As shown by way of example herein at FIGS. 1-7, the invention may beembodied in a bed sheet designated generally at 15; and as shown inFIGS. 16, the sheet 15 is illustrated as being made up on a mattress 16.As seen best in FIG. 7, the sheet 15 is provided with series of guidelines 20, 21, 22 running lengthwise of the sheet along opposite sidesthereof; and also a series of guide lines 23, 24, -25 running across thebottom end of the sheet. The guide lines 20, 23 are positioned on thesheet to conform to the planform dimensions of the mattress upon whichthe sheet is to be used. All of the guide lines may be either printed orwoven or embroidered in the fabric or otherwise provided, and preferablywill comprise portions of the ornamentation of the sheet (or blanket orother covering, as the case may be).

To make up a bed with a sheet or other covering as shown in FIG. 7, itwill first be spread fiat-wise upon the mattress and located thereon sothat the guide lines 20 will lie along the side edges .of the mattress,and so that the guide line 23 will lie along the bottom edge of themattress. Commencing at either side, the sheet will then be lifted alongits edges and the sheet material accordion-folded thereunder into theform shown in FIG. 3; the extreme edge portions of the sheet beingdraped down along the sides of the mattress and tucked thereunder asshown at *3030 in FIG. 3. of the sheet is then similarly foldedaccordion-wise on top of the mattress, and finally tucked under themattress as shown at 32 (FIG. 4). The accordion folds are guided by thelines 21, 22 along the sides, and by lines 24, 25 across the foot end.01', if preferred, the foot end of the sheet may be first folded andtucked under as explained hereinabove, following which the side edgesare folded and tucked.

Note that as shown in FIG. 5, pluralities of bed clothing pieces such asa sheet, a blanket, and a bedspread, or the like may with equal facilitybe folded together as a .unit; and in any case the bed covering willthereupon be adapted to simply lift up to provide a freely openenclosure for the sleeper. Thus, for example, when he thrusts his feetdown into the lower end of the bed as shown in FIG. 6, the bed clothingwill not have that aggravating tendency to pull down upon the sleeperstoes. Yet, when the bed is made-up in accord with the invention, itprovides as neat and tidy an appearance as any bed made up inconventional manner. e

To reduce the volume of material at the foot corners of the bed, thesheet maybe cut out as indicated at 3434, FIG. 7. Or, as shown in FIG.8, the foot corners of the sheet may be out out and further bevelled asshown at 36*36, .to still further reduce the material piled up at thecorners, and slits as indicated at-38-38 may be provided to ease thecorner overlap and fold material volume. A still further reduction offolded material volume may be attained by fully cutting out the cornersof the bed clothing at the foot end, as shown in FIG. 12. As shown at41), the. head end of the sheet may be formed with a chin flap portionadapted to be back-folded over the .top edge of a blanket or the likesuch as may also be made up with the sheet; and as indicate-d at 42(FIGS. 8, 11) the sheet may be bevelled off at each side adjacent thehead end to reduce the length of the side tuck-ins under the mattress,thus permitting fuller opening of the bed without disturbing the sidetuck-ins.

Whereas the drawing herewith shows the bed clothing to have been foldedunder along the guide lines at the sides and foot end of the bed, it isto be understood that the features of the invention may be obtained withequal facility by reverse folding of the edges, upwardly and over on topof the bed sheet along the guide lines 20, 21 and 23, 24 and thendraping the remainders down around the sides of the matteress andtucking as shown in the drawing. Also, note that whereas in FIG. 5 allthree of the pieces of bed clothing are interfolded as a unit, in lieuthereof the pieces may be individually and independently folded, as thesingle piece is shown to be folded in FIG. 3.

Thus, it will be appreciated that this invention provides a neatlymade-up bed which is adapted to accommodate a sleeper more comfortablythan heretofore. Also, the invention adapts a shorter bed to comfortablyaccommodate a longer person, when compared to conventional arrangements.unobstrusive, inexpensive to provide, and inno-wise objectionable. Itwill of course be appreciated that although only a few forms of theinvention have been illustrated and described in detail herein, variouschanges may be made therein without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

'1. A bed covering to be applied to a mattress of rectangular planform,said covering comprising a sheet-like fabrication of generallyrectangular planform having visible fold line indicia appearing thereon,said indiciav comprising in combination, a group of three parallel foldPatented June 7, 1966 The bottom end The fold guide lines and cornercut-outs are.

guide lines running lengthwise of said member adjacent to but spacedfrom each of the side edges thereof, the innermost guide lines of eachof said groups being parallel and distant apart commensurate with thewidth-dimension of said mattress, and a third group of three foldguidelines extending transversely of said sheet member across the bottomend thereof but spaced therefrom, the uppermost guide line of said thirdgroup being disposed to lie along the bottom edge of said mattress whensaid sheet is in useful fiatwise position thereon, said sheet being cutaway at the corner portions thereof, whereby when said sheet is sodisposed flatwise upon said mattress the side and bottom edges of saidsheet may be pleat-folded along said guide lines to conform to the planview profile of said mattress while the extreme side and bottom edgeportions of said sheet are draped vertically against the edges of saidmattress and are tucked there under.

2. A bed covering to be applied to a mattress of rectangular planform,said covering comprising a sheetlike fabrication of generallyrectangular form having visible foid line indicia appearing thereon,said indicia comprising in combination, a group of parallel fold guidelines running lengthwise of said member adjacent to but spaced from eachof the side edges thereof, the innermost guide lines of each of saidgroups being parallel and distant apart commensurate with thewidth-dimension of said mattress, and a third group of fold guide linesextending transversely of said sheet member across the bottom endthereof but spaced therefrom, the uppermost guide line of said thirdgroup being disposed to lie along the bottom edge of said mattress whensaid sheet is in useful fiatwise position thereon, said sheet being cutaway at the corner portions thereof, whereby when said sheet is placedflatwise upon said mattress with said innermost guide lines and saiduppermost guide line being disposed to coincide with the side and bottomedges, respectively, of said mattress the side and bottom portions ofsaid sheet may be pleat-folded along said guide lines to conform to theplan view profile of said mattress and to provide a verticallyexpandable mattress covering while the side and bottom edge portions ofsaid sheet are conformed to the side and bottom walls of said mattressand are tucked thereunder at their extreme edge portions.

3. A bed covering to be applied to a mattress of rectangular planform,said covering comprising a sheet-like fabrication of generallyrectangular form having visible fold line indicia appearing thereon,said indicia comprising in combination, a group of three parallel foldguide lines running lengthwise of said member adjacent to but spacedfrom each of the side edges thereof, the innermost guide lines of eachof said groups being parallel and distant apart commensurate with thewidth-dimension of said mattress, and a third group of three fold guidelines extending transversely of said sheet member across the bottom endthereof but spaced therefrom, the uppermost guide line of said thirdgroup being disposed to lie along the bottom edge of said mattress whensaid sheet is in useful fiatwise position thereon, whereby when saidsheet is placed fiatwise upon said mattress opposite side and bottomportions of said sheet may be pleat-folded along said guide lines toconform to the plan view profile of said mattress while the side andbottom edge portions of said sheet are draped vertically against theedges of said mattress and tucked thereunder.

4. A bed covering to be applied to a mattress of rectangular planform,said covering comprising a sheet-like fabrication of generallyrectangular form having visible fold line indicia appearing thereon,said indicia comprising in combination, a group of three parallel foldguide lines running lengthwise of said member adjacent to but spacedfrom each of the side edges thereof, the innermost guide lines of eachof said groups being [parallel and distant apart commensurate with thewidth-dimension of said mattress, and a third group of three fold guidelines extending transversely of said sheet member across the bottom endthereof but spaced therefrom, the uppermost guide line of said thirdgroup being disposed to lie along the bottom edge of said mattress whensaid sheet is in useful flatwise position thereon, said sheet beingbevelnotched at the corner portions thereof, whereby when said sheet isplaced flatwise upon said mattress the side and bottom portions of saidsheet may be pleat-folded along said guide lines to conform to theplanform of said mattress and to provide a vertically expandablemattress covering while the side and bottom edge portions of said sheetare draped against and tucked under the edges of said mattress.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS D. 47,478 6/ 1915Wilkinson.

9,96-2 8/1853 Allen 5-3 34 X 835,083 11/1906 Strahl 139-417 FRANK B.SHERRY, Primary Examiner.

, A. M. CALVERT, Assistant Examiner.

3. A BED COVERING TO BE APPLIED TO A MATTRESS OF RECTANGULAR PLANFORM,SAID COVERING COMPRISING A SHEET-LIKE FABRICATION OF GENERALLYRECTANGULAR FORM HAVING VISIBLE FOLD LINE INDICIA APPEARING THEREON,SAID INDICIA COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A GROUP OF THREE PARALLEL FOLDGUIDE LINES RUNNING LENGTHWISE OF SAID MEMBER ADJACENT TO BUT SPACEDFROM EACH OF THE SIDE EDGES THEREOF, THE INNERMOST GUIDE LINE OF EACH OFSAID GROUPS BEING PARALLEL AND DISTANT APART COMMENSURATE WITH THEWIDTH-DIMENSION OF SAID MATTRESS, AND A THIRD GROUP OF THREE FOLD GUIDELINES EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID SHEET MEMBER ACROSS THE BOTTOM ENDTHEREOF BUT SPACED THEREFROM, THE UPPERMOST GUIDE LINE OF SAID THIRDGROUP BEING DISPOSED TO LIE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID MATTRESS WHENSAID SHEET IS IN USEFUL FLATWISE POSITION THEREON, WHEREBY WHEN SAIDSHEET IS PLACED FLATWISE UPON SAID MATTRESS OPPOSITE SIDE AND BOTTOMPORTIONS OF SAID SHEET MAY BE PLEAT-FOLDED ALONG SAID GUIDE LINES TOCONFORM TO THE PLAN VIEW PROFILE OF SAID MATTRESS WHILE THE SIDE ANDBOTTOM EDGE PORTIONS OF SAID SHEET ARE DRAPED VERTICALLY AGAINST THEEDGES OF SAID MATTRESS AND TUCKED THEREUNDER.